Knitting Scarves

I have not been making many dolls lately, instead I have been spending this summer vacation (school starts August 20!! Yikes!) sitting on the porch with my husband. We bought binoculars and have been passing every afternoon watching the birds and/or reading/listening to audiobooks.  Very peaceful. But having one of those annoying Type A personalities I find I still need to be doing something with my hands. So I decided to knit scarves for each of my children for Christmas. I made the scarf below for myself to test the pattern. I would need to make 6 more so the pattern could not be too complicated!

The pattern is a basket weave which I like because it becomes reversible.  Currently I am knitting scarf #4 of my goal of 6 scarves by the end of the summer.

Here is the pattern if you are interested:
Size 8 knitting needles
Cast on 32 stitches
Garter stitch (knit across) first 4 rows then follow basket weave pattern below:
Rows 1-5  Knit 8, *(purl 4, knit 4) repeat from * until end of row
Rows 6-10 *(Knit 4, Purl 4) repeat from * until there are 8 stitches left, Knit 8
Repeat this pattern until the desired length then, Garter stitch the last 4 rows, bind off.

I am making the scarves out medium weight #4 yarn. You will need approximately 395 yards depending on how long you want your scarf. My finished scarf is about 6 1/2 inches wide and 76 inches long. You do not need to block this scarf.